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OpenAI launches its GPT Store for specialized chatbots
This morning, OpenAI launched its “GPT Store,” which features versions of ChatGPT that have been customized by users to perform specific
Headspace has started to integrate its mindfulness content and its clinical mental health services into one platform. The end-to-end mental health support offering comes about two-and-a-half years after the platform merged with Ginger, an on-demand mental health service.
Starting this month, Headspace’s enterprise customers who have signed up for its fully integrated offering can give employees access to Headspace’s mental health and mindfulness content, one-on-one men
Conflict between generations is nothing new. Old people can’t tell a scam email from a real email and are constantly complaining. Young people are too sucked into technology to pay attention to the real world. Those in between struggle with the existential cloud of cultural irrelevance. What could possibly help bridge these seemingly insurmountable differences?
According to Meat & Livestock Australia, the answer might just be some BBQ lamb.
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If there was one technology that dominated 2023 it was AI. Chatbots like ChatGPT and AI image generators like Midjourney catapulted the concept of artificial intelligence into the public consciousness like never before. And a new report from Data.ai shows that awareness translated into downloads and usage of AI-related apps on the smartphones people use every day.
Data.ai’s State of Mobile 2024 report reveals that the mobile economy had a pretty good year, particularly when c
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No upsells to premium versions, no ads popping up every other minute, no charges whatsoever.
It’s hard to find truly free apps nowadays, but they’re still out there. And if you’re looking to stay in shape during the long winter months, here are some excellent fitness apps that won’t cost you a penny.
Nike Training Club
A great workout app that could absolutely get away with a premium version, Nike Training Club appears to be a brand-
On Tuesday, X published a roadmap explaining how the social network will be “transforming the global town square” over the coming year. The plans include leaning into features the site rolled out in 2023—things like allowing Premium subscribers to upload two-hour-long videos, introducing Grok as a rival chatbot that is “based & loves sarcasm,” and doubling down on Community Notes to fill a gap caused by gutting the 1,500-person content moderation team.
The Department of Labor on Tuesday enacted a new rule aimed at preventing the misclassification of workers as independent contractors. The effort, first proposed in October 2022, provides a guide to whether a worker is an employee or an independent operator under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a difference that could afford someone key legal protections and compensation.
Proponents of the rule have said that this guide will allow workers more protections from companies that are worki
Tinder’s chief operating officer Faye Iosotaluno is taking over as CEO of the dating giant, effective immediately, parent company Match Group announced Tuesday.
Tinder’s top role has been empty since the August 2022 departure of Renate Nyborg. Match Group CEO Bernard Kim was serving as the company’s interim leader.
Iosotaluno became Tinder’s COO in August 2022 after spending five years at Match Group, where she had served as chief strategy offic
AI is transitioning from a 2023 electrified by ChatGPT to a 2024 when the tech industry and the Fortune 500 will try to make new “transformer” based language models perform meaningful work and create real value. But that transition could be seriously slowed because of the way AI companies routinely train their models—that is, by feeding them large amounts of data, some of it copyrighted, that they scrape from the web.
A number of copyright lawsuits were filed by